parang isang kuwentong pampelikula/ mura na at sari-sari ang tinitinda/ pero ang tanging nais ko ay di mabibili ng pera- eraserheads

scarborough fair
(simon and garfunkle)

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there.
She once was a true love of mine.

(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green.
Tracing of sparrow on snow-crested brown.
Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain
Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.)

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Without no seams nor needle work,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.

(On the side of a hill a sprinkling of leaves.
Washes the grave with silvery tears.
A soldier cleans and polishes a gun.
Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.)

Tell her to find me an acre of land.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Between the salt water and the sea strand,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.

(War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions.
Generals order their soldiers to kill.
And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten.)

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
And gather it all in a bunch of heather,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.

lost in translation or rock is cool but the struggle is better blogpost

according to the site where i got this, it's from a defunct the beatles cartoon show

joni mitchell as the icequeen

the rather more obscure ho chi minh by yesiamacommie

joni mitchell as cher

the beatles portrait by anobviousdiehardfan

joni mitchell in an 'a case of you' mode from the cover of both sides know album (or single?)

joni mitchell by gary kelley

obviously the beatles according to fame by howdhellwudiknow

joni mitchell by frank barron

el che by a certain lucas

i got these awesome ( i hate this word) images through the ever reliable google while waiting for that elusive dreamland. i had the che painting for the primary photo of my friendster account. perhaps with an attractive che photo, the number of hits of my friendster profile will increase (it is still part of the self-aggrandizing project, ya know! in effect, blogging and friendster maintenance are self-aggrandizement activities).

i also acquired through kazaa lite a joan baez rendition of hasta siempre.initially i downloaded natalie cardone's version but it was like a disco mix of some sort of a supposed "praise song" for el che.

will these images on my page make me look cool?

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last friday, i accompanied eight japanese students to the second international people's tribunal at the up film center. dang! i'm forever insecure with my english. it was really terrible discussing the condition of human rights abuses in the country to students from the first world with limited vocabulary and forever watchful for wrong prepositions. with only k-- as the sole english speaker in the group, there was indeed a wide cultural and political gap that i had to bridge. with my horrendous grammar, i tried to make them understand the much horrible state of my country.

i found out later that they can understand simple english but they can't speak it fluently. i went with them as they returned to the hostel where they are staying. i was amazed when hey invited me for dinner in some hell-hole carinderia and they were not at all pihikan with third world cuisines. even at times i cannot relate with them for obvious reasons, i had fun in the few moments they are trying/struggling to communicate with me.

chant for the day: international solidarity, long live! long live!

sayaw sa bubog

mula sa http://lfs.kilusan.net

at nagsimula ang isang mahabang araw. tulad ng dati, mga pamilyar na mukha, mga limot at pababago-bago na mga pangalan, nag-aalab na katanghalian at walang senyales ng pag-ulan, pero nagbabadya ang isang malakas na bagyo sa mga susunod na araw, o linggo, o buwan (huwag naman sana, nakakagod din.... ehehehe). sabi nga ng kanta, "ang naglalakad ng tulog ay tiyak na mauumpog."

quidquid latet, adparebit, nil inultum remanebit. mane, thacel, phares ( o di lang ang bagong editor ang marunong mag-latin! ehehehe.) walang lihim ang hindi nabubunyag, walang nagkakasala ang hindi napaparusahan. bilang na ang maluluwalhating araw ni gloria; tinimbang siya ngunit kulang. ang kanyang panunungkulan ay ma/nahahati.

ngayon na!

may kumakalat na balita na ang kaligtasa'y madaling makuha -eheads

something in the air
(thunderclap newman)

Call out the instigators
Because there's something in the air
We've got to get together sooner or later
Because the revolution's here, and you know it's right
And you know that it's right
We have got to get it together
We have got to get it together now
Lock up the streets and houses
Because there's something in the air
We've got to get together sooner or later
Because the revolution's here, and you know it's right
And you know that it's right
We have got to get it together
We have got to get it together now
Hand out the arms and ammo
We're going to blast our way through here
We've got to get together sooner or later
Because the revolution's here, and you know it's right
And you know that it's right
We have got to get it together
We have got to get it together
Now

king of pain
(sting)

There’s a little black spot on the sun today
It’s the same old thing as yesterday
There’s a black hat caught in a high tree top
There’s a flag-pole rag and the wind won’t stop
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running ’round my brain
I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign
But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain
There’s a little black spot on the sun today
That’s my soul up thereIt’s the same old thing as yesterday
That’s my soul up there
There’s a black hat caught in a high tree top
That’s my soul up there
There’s a flag-pole rag and the wind won’t stop
That’s my soul up thereI have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running ’round my brain
I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign
But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain
There’s a fossil that’s trapped in a high cliff wall
That’s my soul up there
There’s a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
That’s my soul up there
There’s a blue whale beached by a springtime’s ebb
That’s my soul up there
There’s a butterfly trapped in a spider’s web
That’s my soul up thereI have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running ’round my brain
I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign
But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain
There’s a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There’s a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There’s a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There’s a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
King of pain
There’s a red fox torn by a huntsman’s pack
That’s my soul up there
There’s a black-winged gull with a broken back
That’s my soul up there
There’s a little black spot on the sun today
It’s the same old thing as yesterday
I have stood here before in the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running ’round my brain
I guess I always thought you could end this reign
But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain
King of pain
King of pain
King of pain
I’ll always be king of pain

jauros nights

naaalala ko ang suspension ng klase. ang nag-uumapaw na sa sarah's kahit may bagyo. ang suspension ng sec meet. ang kaldereta ng countyside. ang bidyoke. si bigol (at si d---, hehe). si jeeu. si louise. at si vj sa bidyoke.

Fields Of Gold
(sting)

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in the fields of gold

So she took her love
For to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in the fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold
I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in the fields of gold
We'll walk in the fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold
You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in the fields of gold
When we walked in the fields of gold
When we walked in the fields of gold


para kay vj, at sa lahat ng nalulunod sa bote-boteng gunita. maging matibay sana tayo sa paparating pang malakas na bagyo.

saan ka patungo, panganay ko?

state of my mind a week before the state of the nation address

at ahil madalas ako sa bahay, kahit hindi ko kulturang manood ng mtv, ay nanonood pa rin ako ng top 20 ng myx (of all!). at meron naman akong napala, dalwang kanatang nagustuhan ang una ay ang hanggang kailan ng orange and lemons, dahil malungkot ang kanta. at ang sumunod ay ang maling akala cover ng brownman revival dahil ang galing ni dino c.

Maling Akala
(e.buendia)

May mga kumakalat na balita
(Na ang misis ni kuwan ay madaling makakuha/
Na ang kaligtasa'y madaling makuha)
Bago maniwala mag-isip-isip ka muna
Marami ang namatay sa maling akala
Refrain:
'Di mo na kailangang magalinlangan
Kung tama ang gagawin mo
Basta't huwag kalimutang magdahan-dahan
Kung 'di sigurado sa kalalabasan,
kalalabasan ng binabalak mo
Chorus:
Maliit na butas lumalaki,konting gusot dumarami
Hindi mo maibabaon sa limot at bahala
Kapag nabulag ka-hah-ng maling akala
Nasa'n na ba ako?
Kaninong kama 'to?
Ilang ulit na bang nagigising sa ibang kwarto?
Naglalayas sa bahay akala madali ang buhay
Ngayon ay nagsisi dahil 'di nakapagtapos
(repeat refrain & ist stanza)
(Maliit na butas lumalaki...)
Sa maling akala
(Konting gusot dumadami...
Sa maling akala....


hanggang kailan
(orange and lemons)

Labis na naiinip
Nayayamot sa bawat saglit
Kapag naalala ka
Wala naman akong magawa..
Umuwi ka na baby
'Di na ako sanay ng wala ka
Mahirap ang mag-isa
At sa gabi'y hinahanap-hanap kita
Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
Na makasama kang muli
Sa buhay kong puno ng paghihirap
At tanging ikaw lang ang
Pumapawi sa mga luha
At naglalagay ng ngiti sa mga labi
'Di mapigilang mag-isip
O baka sa tagal
Mahulog ang loob mo sa iba
Nakakabalisa
Knock on wood wag naman sana
Umuwi ka na baby'
Di na ako sanay ng wala ka
Mahirap ang mag-isa
At sa gabi'y hinahanap-hanap kita
Hanggang kailan ako maghihintay
Na makasama kang muli
Sa buhay kong puno ng paghihirap
At tanging ikaw lang ang
Pumapawi sa mga luha
At naglalagay ng ngiti sa mga labi..
Umuwi ka na baby...